Burmese and Afrikaans Speaking countries
Countries
Myanmar
  
South Africa
  
National Language
Myanmar
  
South Africa
  
Second Language
Bangladesh, Burma
  
Namibia, South Africa
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa
  
Minority Language
Mon
  
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  
Regulated By
Myanmar Language Commission
  
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
  
Interesting Facts
- The naming of people in Burmese is strange. There is no last name, often name is rhymed such as Ming Ming, Mo Mo or Jo Jo.
- It appears as odd language to many people because it has peculiar pitch register, tonal form as language.
  
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
  
Similar To
Thai Language
  
Dutch Language
  
Derived From
Pali Language
  
Dutch Language
  
Burmese and Afrikaans as Minority Language
In Burmese and Afrikaans speaking countries you will get the countries which have Burmese and Afrikaans as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Burmese as minority language: Mon.
- Afrikaans as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
If you want to compare Burmese and Afrikaans dialects, then you can go to Burmese vs Afrikaans Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Burmese and Afrikaans Regulators
Burmese and Afrikaans speaking countries provide you Burmese and Afrikaans regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Myanmar Language Commission regulates Burmese language.Afrikaans is regulated by Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee. Also get to learn, Burmese and Afrikaans Language History.
Burmese and Afrikaans Continents
Thinking about Burmese and Afrikaans continents in which Burmese and Afrikaans speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Burmese and Afrikaans. Most of the Burmese speaking countries lie in Asia. While Afrikaans speaking countries lie in Africa. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Burmese and Afrikaans languages:
Burmese Interesting Facts:
- The naming of people in Burmese is strange. There is no last name, often name is rhymed such as Ming Ming, Mo Mo or Jo Jo.
- It appears as odd language to many people because it has peculiar pitch register, tonal form as language.
Afrikaans Interesting Facts:
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
The Burmese language was derived from Pali Language and is similar to Thai Language whereas Burmese language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.